What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for GD FY2025 Earnings?

General Dynamics Co. (NYSE:GD) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for General Dynamics in a research report issued on Wednesday, December 4th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the aerospace company will earn $15.97 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $15.85. The consensus estimate for General Dynamics’ current full-year earnings is $13.87 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for General Dynamics’ Q4 2025 earnings at $6.13 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $4.13 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.89 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.85 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $17.41 EPS.

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The aerospace company reported $3.35 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.48 by ($0.13). General Dynamics had a return on equity of 16.59% and a net margin of 7.90%. The firm had revenue of $11.67 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.65 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $3.04 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 10.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Citigroup raised their price target on General Dynamics from $331.00 to $354.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 10th. Sanford C. Bernstein dropped their target price on shares of General Dynamics from $343.00 to $331.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Barclays increased their price target on shares of General Dynamics from $325.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of General Dynamics from $317.00 to $322.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, Seaport Res Ptn lowered General Dynamics from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 11th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, General Dynamics currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $323.69.

General Dynamics Trading Down 1.2 %

Shares of GD stock opened at $271.80 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $74.74 billion, a PE ratio of 20.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 0.59. General Dynamics has a 52-week low of $247.36 and a 52-week high of $316.90. The business’s fifty day moving average is $295.43 and its 200 day moving average is $294.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 1.32.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On General Dynamics

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. MFA Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of General Dynamics by 241.7% during the 3rd quarter. MFA Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 82 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Hara Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of General Dynamics in the third quarter valued at about $26,000. American Capital Advisory LLC purchased a new position in shares of General Dynamics in the second quarter worth about $29,000. Lowe Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in General Dynamics in the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in General Dynamics by 120.0% in the 2nd quarter. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 110 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. 86.14% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at General Dynamics

In other news, Director Peter A. Wall sold 1,320 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $308.05, for a total transaction of $406,626.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 3,592 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,106,515.60. The trade was a 26.87 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, VP Christopher J. Brady sold 5,540 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $280.91, for a total value of $1,556,241.40. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 20,296 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,701,349.36. The trade was a 21.44 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.52% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

General Dynamics Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 7th. Investors of record on Friday, January 17th will be paid a $1.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 17th. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.09%. General Dynamics’s payout ratio is currently 43.26%.

General Dynamics announced that its board has approved a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, December 4th that authorizes the company to repurchase 10,000,000 shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the aerospace company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

About General Dynamics

General Dynamics Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense company worldwide. It operates through four segments: Aerospace, Marine Systems, Combat Systems, and Technologies. The Aerospace segment produces and sells business jets; and offers aircraft maintenance and repair, management, aircraft-on-ground support and completion, charter, staffing, and fixed-base operator services.